Damascus
Details
- Alternate Name
- Dimashq
Ash Sham
- Names
Dimashq
Damascus
Ash Sham
- Place Type
- political
- Description
- Believed to be oldest city in world; ruled by Egyptians & Hittites until became independent Aramaean kingdom 1000-732 BC; prominent in Hebrew history; included in many kingdoms until 661 AD; attacked during Crusades; occupied by British & Arabs 1918.
- Source
- Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)
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